Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee held without charge for over two decades
1 week, 2 days ago

Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee held without charge for over two decades

Raw Story  

The Biden administration announced late Monday that it transferred a Tunisian man who was never charged with a crime out of the notorious Guantánamo Bay military prison in Cuba, a move that came more than a decade after the detainee was approved for release. Al-Yazidi was the fourth Guantánamo detainee in two weeks to be transferred from the prison by the Biden administration, which has faced growing pressure to clear the camp of the remaining uncharged men before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes power next month. "Fifteen men remain who have never been charged with any crimes and have long been cleared by U.S. security agencies to leave Guantánamo, some for more than a decade," Daphne Eviatar, director of the Security With Human Rights program at Amnesty International USA, said in a statement earlier this month after the Biden administration announced the transfer of three never-charged men out of the prison camp. "President Biden must transfer these men before he leaves office, or he will continue to bear responsibility for the abhorrent practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial by the U.S. government," said Eviatar. The transfer was announced on the same day that a Pentagon appeals panel "upheld a military judge's finding that the plea deals in the September 11 case are valid, clearing the way at least for now for a guilty plea hearing next week with the accused mastermind of the attack, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed," The New York Times reported Monday.

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US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
3 days, 3 hours ago

US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US. The United States has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from its notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge as part of Washington’s so-called “war on terror”. “The United States appreciates the …

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
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4 days, 3 hours ago

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman

NPR  

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman toggle caption Thomas Watkins/AFP via Getty Images In the most dramatic step in years to reduce the population at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Biden administration has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees to Oman, which has agreed to help resettle them and provide security monitoring. Uthman Abdul al-Rahim …

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1
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1 week, 2 days ago

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1

The Independent  

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Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals
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Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at …

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
1 week, 2 days ago

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at the U.S. military …

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia
1 week, 3 days ago

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

Transfer of Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the US army prison in Cuba is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration. Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi was repatriated from the United States military prison in Cuba to Tunisia on Monday, the US Department of Defense said in a statement. The transfer is the fourth in two weeks by …

Malaysians held in US’s Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Malaysians held in US’s Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International says Guantanamo Bay prison camp is a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights record of the United States. Two Malaysian men held at the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay for 18 years have been returned home, Malaysia’s state news agency reports. Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police Razarudin Husain said Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir …

More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing

The Independent  

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US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and other attacks, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The transfers, and the repatriation Tuesday of a Kenyan man …

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges
3 weeks, 2 days ago

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges

India Today  

WASHINGTON: The US has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other never-charged men still waiting for release after long being cleared of wrongdoing. The Defense Department announced the return of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya on Tuesday. The George W. Bush administration set up …

U.S. repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge
3 weeks, 2 days ago

U.S. repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

LA Times  

The two Malaysian men’s transfers leave 27 detainees in custody at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and …

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya

Al Jazeera  

Twenty-nine prisoners remain at the US detention facility in Cuba after the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu. The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya, bringing the number of prisoners at the facility to 29. The Periodic Review Board, which assesses the status of detainees, determined in 2021 that Bajabu “was no longer …

We still don’t know everything that happened at Guantánamo Bay. The 9/11 trial could tell us
1 month, 3 weeks ago

We still don’t know everything that happened at Guantánamo Bay. The 9/11 trial could tell us

The Independent  

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US reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, other 9/11 suspects
2 months ago

US reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, other 9/11 suspects

Al Jazeera  

Military judge rules Defense Secretary Austin did not have the authority to rescind plea agreements with three accused. A United States military judge has ruled that plea agreements reached with the alleged plotters of the September 11, 2001, attacks are valid, reversing an order by the country’s defence minister. The order by the judge, Air Force Colonel Matthew McCall, means …

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
1 year, 4 months ago

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under consideration to bring an end to their more than decadelong prosecution, the Pentagon has advised families of some of the thousands killed. It told the families that while no plea agreement “has been finalized, …

Trial looms for 17-year Guantanamo detainee in Indonesia attacks
1 year, 8 months ago

Trial looms for 17-year Guantanamo detainee in Indonesia attacks

Al Jazeera  

Medan, Indonesia – Conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp have been described to Al Jazeera as “not great, but not horrific” by the lawyer of Indonesian detainee Encep Nurjaman, alias Hambali, who has been held in the facility operated by the United States for 17 years. In legal documents seen by Al Jazeera, the US government alleges that Hambali …

Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC
1 year, 8 months ago

Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC

Al Jazeera  

The Guantanamo prison camp has come to symbolise the brutality of the US’s so-called ‘war on terror’. Prisoners who have been held for years by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are showing signs of “accelerated ageing”, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said. Patrick Hamilton, the ICRC’s head of delegation …

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria
1 year, 8 months ago

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a Guantanamo detainee back to his home country of Algeria, saying his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush was captured in Pakistan in 2002 during an aggressive campaign by the U.S. to apprehend persons suspected of supporting terrorism following the 9/11 attacks. …

Saudi engineer released from Guantanamo prison camp after 21 yrs
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi engineer released from Guantanamo prison camp after 21 yrs

Al Jazeera  

Never charged with a crime, Ghassan Al Sharbi, 48, returns to Saudi Arabia after being held for 21 years at Guantanamo. The United States has released a Saudi Arabian engineer who was imprisoned for more than 20 years at Guantanamo Bay military prison despite never being charged with suspected crimes following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. The …

Guantanamo at 21: Advocates renew calls for closing US prison
1 year, 11 months ago

Guantanamo at 21: Advocates renew calls for closing US prison

Al Jazeera  

Guantanamo’s legacy of abuse, injustice and ‘lawlessness’ gets worse with each passing year, former detainee says. She said the prison’s lasting legacy is that the US government – “ostensibly a liberal political democracy” – denied the humanity of detainees in the name of national security interests. ‘Without charges… without humanity’ Former Guantanamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi said the detention facility’s legacy …

Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, 75, is freed
2 years, 2 months ago

Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, 75, is freed

Daily Mail  

A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan on Saturday after being the oldest prisoner at the detention facility. Saifullah Paracha was the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay prison before being released to his native Pakistan Paracha was …

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan

CNN  

CNN — Saifullah Paracha, a former detainee at the Guatanamo Bay detention facility, has been repatriated to Pakistan, according to a statement from the Department of Defense. The Defense Department statement said that “the United States appreciates the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the …

Biden Administration Ramping up Efforts to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden Administration Ramping up Efforts to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison: Report

News 18  

The Biden administration is taking steps to close US’ Guantanamo Bay prison, the Wall Street Journal said in a report. The administration may not interfere with plea negotiations that could resolve the long-stalled prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four co-defendants, the WSJ said in the report. However, the decision to close down the detention facility could …

U.S. accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner

LA Times  

In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release despite cooperating with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit that seeks his immediate …

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia
2 years, 10 months ago

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

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EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo’s prisoners could get out
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo’s prisoners could get out

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down. Decisions about several of these prisoners, including some denied under previous reviews, have come in recent weeks as the administration faced criticism from human rights groups for not …

Guantanamo 20 years on: A legacy of ‘injustice’ and ‘abuse’
2 years, 11 months ago

Guantanamo 20 years on: A legacy of ‘injustice’ and ‘abuse’

Al Jazeera  

Advocates reflect on the ‘disturbing legacy’ of the detention facility and urge US President Joe Biden to take action and close it down. Here, Al Jazeera speaks with human and civil rights advocates on the legacy of Guantanamo: Mansoor Adayfi, former inmate: ’20 years of injustice, torture, abuse’ Mansoor Adayfi is speaking from personal experience when he says Guantanamo represents …

Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison
3 years ago

Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden says he wants to close the controversial facility in Cuba, but expansion plans are in the works. January 11 marks 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison located in Cuba that critics say allows detainees to be held indefinitely outside of normal laws or judicial oversight. June 12, 2008: The United …

Op-Ed: The first prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay 20 years ago. Will it ever close?
3 years ago

Op-Ed: The first prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay 20 years ago. Will it ever close?

LA Times  

Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the surveillance of U.S. military police at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. On Jan. 11, 2002, a U.S. military plane landed at our base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the first men deemed “the worst of the worst” by then-Vice President Dick Cheney were brought into …

Biden’s low profile on Guantanamo rankles as prison turns 20
3 years ago

Biden’s low profile on Guantanamo rankles as prison turns 20

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were optimistic when President Joe Biden took office. That has led to increased skepticism about Biden’s approach as the administration completes its first year and the detention center reaches a milestone Tuesday — the 20th anniversary of the first prisoners’ arrival. “President Biden has stated his intention to close Guantanamo …

Why is Guantanamo Bay prison still open 20 years after 9/11?
3 years, 3 months ago

Why is Guantanamo Bay prison still open 20 years after 9/11?

Al Jazeera  

The fate of 39 detainees who are still being held rests with US President Joe Biden, who has pledged to close the prison. In the nearly 20 years since, the notorious military prison at Guantanamo has become a symbol of US human rights abuses. “The fact that the prison remains open 20 years later is because of US partisan politics …

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
3 years, 4 months ago

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

Associated Press  

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 by ending the war in Afghanistan. “The fact that Biden, at least, is saying the right things has given people hope,” said Clive Stafford Smith, a lawyer who was recently making his 40th trip to Guantanamo Bay, seeing prisoners he hadn’t been able …

US military trial of 9/11 suspects drags on 20 years after attack
3 years, 4 months ago

US military trial of 9/11 suspects drags on 20 years after attack

Al Jazeera  

Torture, secrecy and dysfunction plague military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay with no resolution in sight. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, along with four co-defendants appeared in a military courtroom at Guantanamo Bay this week for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. The military commissions at Guantanamo were established by former President George …

Guantanamo detainee due in military court over Indonesia bombings
3 years, 4 months ago

Guantanamo detainee due in military court over Indonesia bombings

Al Jazeera  

Former leader of Indonesia’s Jemaah Islamiyah to face war crimes trial, 18 years after his arrest in Thailand. Medan, Indonesia – An Indonesian man held at a US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is due to go on trial on Monday, 18 years after his arrest in connection with a series of “terror attacks” including the deadly nightclub and …

In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
3 years, 5 months ago

In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantánamo Bay detention center for terror suspects Monday, releasing into the custody of his home country a Moroccan who’d been held without charge almost since the U.S. opened the facility 19 years ago. Nasser’s attorney in Morocco, Khalil Idrissi, said the years Nasser spent in …

Biden administration transfers first detainee from Guantanamo
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden administration transfers first detainee from Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

Moroccan prisoner Abdul Latif Nasser had been held by the US since 2002 without being charged with a crime. The United States has transferred a detainee out of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for the first time since President Joe Biden took office, sending a Moroccan man back home years after he was recommended for discharge. The Periodic Review Board …

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer
3 years, 7 months ago

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer

Al Jazeera  

The Pakistani prisoner has been held there since 2004 on suspected ties to al-Qaeda, although he has never been charged. The prisoner review board also informed Uthman Abd al-Rahim Uthman, a Yemeni who has been held without charge at Guantanamo since it opened in January 2002, that he had been cleared, according to his lawyer, Beth Jacob, who spoke to …

High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case
3 years, 8 months ago

High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a Palestinian man captured in the wake of 9/11 and detained at the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay can get access to information the government classifies as state secrets. Zubaydah and his lawyer want to question two former CIA contractors about the operation of a secret CIA facility in …

US Supreme Court to hear Palestinian Guantanamo prisoner’s case
3 years, 8 months ago

US Supreme Court to hear Palestinian Guantanamo prisoner’s case

Al Jazeera  

Abu Zubaydah wants to question two former CIA contractors who allegedly tortured him in Poland. Zubaydah and his lawyer want to question two former CIA contractors, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, about the operation of a secret CIA facility in Poland where they say Zubaydah was held and tortured. A Supreme Court document details how Zubaydah was held in various …

Guantanamo: Biden administration says it intends to close prison
3 years, 10 months ago

Guantanamo: Biden administration says it intends to close prison

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration intends to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, which houses approximately 40 prisoners, by the end of their term. When asked by a reporter during a press briefing on Friday if the prison would be closed by the time President Joe Biden leaves office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, “That’s certainly our goal …

US moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
3 years, 11 months ago

US moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

The military trial to begin for three men held at the Guantanamo Bay, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia. The Pentagon announced on Thursday plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the United States’ base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia in …

Medical review upheld for Saudi prisoner at Guantanamo
4 years, 4 months ago

Medical review upheld for Saudi prisoner at Guantanamo

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has turned back an effort to delay an independent medical review for a Saudi citizen held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was so badly mistreated in American custody that he cannot be put on trial. U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle late Wednesday rejected the U.S. government’s bid to put a hold on a …

Death penalty trial date set for alleged September 11 attackers
5 years, 4 months ago

Death penalty trial date set for alleged September 11 attackers

Al Jazeera  

Judge says long-awaited trial will face ‘a host of administrative and logistics challenges’ with torture being a factor. Alleged September 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp will finally go to trial in 2021, almost 20 years after the devastating attack on the United States involving hijacked airliners. A military judge set …

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